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Meeting for not paying assembly fees???!!!!
by Kool Jo inhey folks......has anyone else heard of, or experienced this before?.
i visited by parents over the weekend and accompanied them to their assembly....same rubbish spoken about since ive been born....obey the gb, donate your last penny, no education and be a pushover.. anyways, our assembly hall has lush vegetation and scenery, so i was more focused on that....i started dozing off after lunch, so got up and went walking, saw some older folks from the congregation i grew up with.. upon the conclusion of the assembly, wed normally leave out right after the prayer ends so as to avoid the traffic.
however, for this assembly he told me that hes gonna be a few minutes with the elders and branch representatives...so a few minutes turned into an hour..
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Meeting for not paying assembly fees???!!!!
by Kool Jo inhey folks......has anyone else heard of, or experienced this before?.
i visited by parents over the weekend and accompanied them to their assembly....same rubbish spoken about since ive been born....obey the gb, donate your last penny, no education and be a pushover.. anyways, our assembly hall has lush vegetation and scenery, so i was more focused on that....i started dozing off after lunch, so got up and went walking, saw some older folks from the congregation i grew up with.. upon the conclusion of the assembly, wed normally leave out right after the prayer ends so as to avoid the traffic.
however, for this assembly he told me that hes gonna be a few minutes with the elders and branch representatives...so a few minutes turned into an hour..
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True, but there is a difference between voluntary contributions & forced contributions - contributions obtained under compulsion
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Meeting for not paying assembly fees???!!!!
by Kool Jo inhey folks......has anyone else heard of, or experienced this before?.
i visited by parents over the weekend and accompanied them to their assembly....same rubbish spoken about since ive been born....obey the gb, donate your last penny, no education and be a pushover.. anyways, our assembly hall has lush vegetation and scenery, so i was more focused on that....i started dozing off after lunch, so got up and went walking, saw some older folks from the congregation i grew up with.. upon the conclusion of the assembly, wed normally leave out right after the prayer ends so as to avoid the traffic.
however, for this assembly he told me that hes gonna be a few minutes with the elders and branch representatives...so a few minutes turned into an hour..
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"Was Jesus ever harsh with his disciples?"
I think a better question would be: Is it necessary to PAY a fee to be one of Jesus' disciples???
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Service meeting week of November 3rd! How to indoctrinate children
by stuckinarut2 inoh yep...here we go..... this weeks service meeting has a part designed to show how children should be indoctrinated and manipulated into going "out in service".
the part first asks for the disturbingly corny cartoon clip to be played on the big screen at the halls: "lets go out in service!".
(if you haven't watched it yet, please go to jw.org and watch it....you simply won't beleive it until you see it!).
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I was one of those who were dragged out in service as a kid. I quite believed that those who did not respond to our preaching work would be destroyed at Armageddon. I also believed that the preaching work was the most important work ever as it is a life-saving work that is never to be repeated again! It is the greatest responsibility ever given to us & it is a privilege to be part of this work which saves lives. We were like rescuers trying to help people to get off a sinking ship or to get out of a burning building. Not wanting to have a share in preaching would mean that I did not have love for my neighbors & even worse, not have love for Jehovah & Jesus. Now I realize how badly my thinking was messed up & regret all those wasted years in "service". Damn!
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Human kindness
by stillin ini hold kindness in high regard; it separates us from the drudgery of life and elevates those who practice it as well as those who receive it.
my family has been going through a big crisis for several weeks now and i've noticed a few things.
several of the elders have expressed their concern for us, shared a scripture and then back out to field service or whatever.
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Who would Jesus favour more?
1. A pioneer who spends hours & hours preaching to strangers while overlooking those in the congregation who are in need
2. A lowly publisher who shows genuine love & concern for those in the congregation & goes out of their way to assist and support them
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For the weaker moment
by Gorbatchov ini think we all have some time a weaker moment and miss the times we were regular witness.. to admit, i have some of these moments a year.. for these moments i have this point "i can't accect being part of.
a religious organisation that structural apeals child abuse cases".. then i'm finished with the moment.. the path is narrow.. g.. .
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I couldn't accept being part of an organisation which implements nonsensical man-made-laws which have resulted in the abuse of thousands of children (2 witness rule & cover-ups), the deaths of thousands of people (no blood policy), and the breaking-up of families (shunning)
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To all secret faders who still believe in Christianity
by Chris Tann ini have been fading for six years now.
i only continue to do the minimum to keep my family together and to keep association with close friends.
i would like to hear your experience and how you are getting along.
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I came across the site 4jehovah.org which was quite interesting. It contains the experiences of many ex-JW's who are still Christians
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"Controlling followers based on the threat of punishment and Hell is WRONG!" (Public talk)
by stuckinarut2 inyep...that was the topic discussed in a recent public talk!.
the speaker went on about how a "god of love, along with his organisation, would never threaten people with punishment and hell!".
talk about hypocrisy!
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I have always found it impossible to accept that innocent people will be destroyed at Armageddon simply because they are not convinced that JW's have "the truth." When I came to the realization that the Armageddon mentioned in the Bible is a judgement on Satan's system rather than a permanent judgement on individuals, everything began to make more sense
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This really felt great.Just a little memory.
by kairos inabout two years ago after i had resigned as a ms, two elders came by to "encourage" me.. the first line of questioning was if i still believed the gb was directing the org.. i asked him "not to interrogate me".. they tried to open to a series of scriptures.. i cut them off with this tasty zinger: "i'm not interested!"..
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they have not asked to see me since.. being direct has it's advantages.. .
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Agree with somepride, as they asked if the GB is directing the org & not if the GB is being directed by Christ. No hesitation on that one!
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Romans 14:23
by StarTrekAngel ini bumped into this text (romans 14:23) during one of the meetings.
yes, most times i find myself drifting away from the meeting into some real bible studying.
do i understand this correctly or is it saying that even good things should be done by faith or else is a sin?
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The understanding which I came to by reading the context is that if we have doubts about our actions that they may stumble another person, it is better for us not to proceed as we do not have full faith that our actions are beyond reproach